[Consensus of the Genetics Branch of the Chilean Society of Pediatrics on the prioritization of people with Down syndrome and rare diseases for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2]. / Consenso de la Rama de Genética de la Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría sobre priorización de personas con Síndrome de Down y otras condiciones poco frecuentes en la Campaña de Vacunación COVID-19.

In the framework of the vaccination campaign against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Chilean Ministry of Health requested advice from the Genetics Branch of the Chilean Society of Pediatrics, to define the level of prioritization for people with Down Syndrome . A panel of geneticists worked on the development of this consensus, in which not only patients with Down syndrome were included, but the search was extended to patients with other types of disabilities, in both pediatric and adult ages in or der to contribute to the development of public health measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. The consensus concludes that, given the prevalence of comorbidities associated with Down syndrome, the higher incidence of cases with severe COVID-19 in this population group and a higher mortality, individuals with trisomy 21 should be considered as a high-risk population, and therefore, vaccina tion against SARS-CoV-2 should have a high priority for all people with Down syndrome regardless of their age (except for the age limit established by the clinical trials of each vaccine), and should be preceded only by the groups of health personnel and adults aged > 60-65 years. Likewise, this group of experts urges health authorities to include people with intellectual disabilities and related conditions as a priority population (other chromosomal abnormalities other than Down syndrome, intellectual disability, congenital anomalies and conditions that cause disability with microcephaly), as well as the caregivers of people with this type of conditions. Vaccination in children with this type of disorders should be considered as part of the first priority group, once safe vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are available for use in children and adolescents.

Cumplimiento de las actividades de enfermería en la prevención de úlceras por presión / Accomplishment of nursing activities in the prevention of pressure ulcers

Introducción: las úlceras por presión prolongan la estancia hospitalaria, generan un impacto negativo en la persona hospitalizada y elevan costos de atención, por lo que constituyen un problema de salud pública y un indicador de la calidad del cuidado de enfermería. Objetivo: identificar el cumplimiento de las actividades de enfermería en la prevención de úlceras por presión. Método: estudio descriptivo, transversal, en tres instituciones de salud de Barranquilla durante 2010. Universo 97 enfermeras y auxiliares de enfermería. Se utilizó el instrumento cumplimiento de criterios básicos en la prevención de ulceras por presión a pacientes hospitalizado, formato F1PUPPH/05. Se conformó una base de datos en Microsoft Excel. Para evaluar el comportamiento de las variables del estudio se utilizó la estadística descriptiva (medidas de tendencia central y variabilidad, normalidad y detección de datos atípicos y ausentes). Resultados: los criterios de cumplimiento en la prevención de ulceras por presión más empleados fueron: ejecuta el plan de cuidados, utiliza los elementos disponibles en la prevención con un 54,53 por ciento y registra factores de riesgo con un 53,60 por ciento, los menos empleados: valora el riesgo utilizando las escalas reconocidas y revalora y ajusta de acuerdo al estado del paciente, con un 58,76 por ciento cada uno. El 45,36 por ciento de la muestra alcanza el nivel de No cumplimiento de las acciones de prevención y el 35,05 por ciento obtuvo un nivel de excelente. Conclusiones: la debilidad en la competencia de la aplicación de escalas de valoración de riesgo de úlceras por presión confirma la importancia del cumplimiento de las actividades de prevención como indicador de calidad del cuidado de enfermería, así mismo genera un aporte al currículo, investigación y práctica de enfermería(AU)

Introduction: pressure ulcers lengthen hospital stay, produce a negative impact on the hospitalized person and raise care costs, a reason why they constitute a public health concern and an indicator of the quality of nursing care. Objective: to identify the accomplishment of nursing activities in the prevention of pressure ulcers. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at three health facilities of Barranquilla during 2010. Target group: 97 nurses and nursing assistants. We used the instrument accomplishment of basic criteria for pressure ulcer prevention in hospitalized patients (F1-PUPPH/05). We created a database in Microsoft Excel. To assess the behavior of the studied variables, we used descriptive statistics (central tendency and variability measures, normality and detection of atypical and absent data). Results: the most used accomplishment criteria for pressure ulcer prevention were the care plan execution; the use of elements available in prevention, with a 54.53 percent; and risk factors recording, with a 53.60 percent. The least used were risk assessing by using the recognized scores; and reassessment and adjustment according to the patient's state, with 58.76 percent each. 45.36 percent of the sample reaches the level of unaccomplishment of the prevention actions and 35.05 percent obtained a level of excellent. Conclusions: competence weakness in applying pressure ulcer risk assessment scores confirms the importance of prevention activities accomplishment as a nursing care quality indicator, and produces a contribution to the resume, research and nursing practice(AU)